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1988–89 Milwaukee Bucks season

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1988–89 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coachDel Harris
General managerDel Harris
Owner(s)Herb Kohl
ArenaBradley Center
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Pistons 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWCGV-TV
(Jim Paschke, Jon McGlocklin)
RadioWTMJ
< 1987–88 1989–90 >

The 1988–89 NBA season was the Bucks' 21st season in the NBA.[1] It was the first season for the Bucks playing in the Bradley Center, after the team moved there from the Milwaukee Arena, otherwise known as "The Mecca". During the off-season, the team acquired Fred Roberts from the expansion Miami Heat.[2][3][4] The Bucks struggled with a 3–4 start to the season, but later on posted a six-game winning streak in January, and held a 30–15 record at the All-Star break.[5] The team finished fourth in the Central Division with a 49–33 record.[6]

Terry Cummings averaged 22.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and selected for the 1989 NBA All-Star Game,[7][8][9][10][11] while sixth man Ricky Pierce averaged 17.6 points per game off the bench, and Jack Sikma provided the team with 13.4 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. In addition, Larry Krystkowiak averaged 12.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, while Paul Pressey provided with 12.1 points, 6.6 assists and 1.8 steals per game, Sidney Moncrief also contributed 12.1 points per game, and Jay Humphries averaged 11.6 points, 5.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game.[12]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Bucks lost Game 1 to the 4th-seeded Atlanta Hawks on the road, 100–92,[13][14][15] but managed to beat them in five games.[16][17][18][19] It marked the last time the Bucks would advance to the second round until 2000–01. In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Bucks were swept by the eventual champions Detroit Pistons in four straight games.[20][21][22][23] The Pistons would reach the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year, and defeat the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in four straight games, winning their first ever championship.[24][25][26][27][28]

Following the season, Cummings was traded to the San Antonio Spurs,[29][30][31][32][33] and Moncrief retired after ten seasons with the Bucks due to continuing knee problems.[34][35][36][37] Shortly after the season began, team owner Herb Kohl was elected to the first of four terms representing the United States Senate in Wisconsin.[38][39][40][41]

Draft picks

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Main article: 1988 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 13 Jeff Grayer SF/SG  United States Iowa State
2 39 Tito Horford C  Dominican Republic Miami (FL)
3 63 Mike Jones  United States Auburn

Roster

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1988–89 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 45 Breuer, Randy 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1960–10–11 Minnesota
F 35 Brown, Tony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1960–07–29 Arkansas
F 34 Cummings, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–03–15 DePaul
F 23 Davis, Mark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1963–06–08 Old Dominion
G 20 Grayer, Jeff Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1965–12–17 Iowa State
G 11 Green, Rickey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1954–08–18 Michigan
C 50 Horford, Tito 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1966–01–19 Miami (FL)
G 24 Humphries, Jay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962–10–17 Colorado
F 42 Krystkowiak, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1964–09–23 Montana
C 44 Mokeski, Paul 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1957–01–03 Kansas
G 4 Moncrief, Sidney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1957–09–21 Arkansas
G 22 Pierce, Ricky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959–08–19 Rice
F 25 Pressey, Paul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1958–12–24 Tulsa
F 31 Roberts, Fred 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1960–08–14 BYU
C 43 Sikma, Jack 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1955–11–14 Illinois Wesleyan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

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Season standings

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Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 63 19 .768 – 37–4 26–15 20–10
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 57 25 .695 6 37–4 20–21 19–11
x-Atlanta Hawks 52 30 .634 11 33–8 19–22 20–10
x-Milwaukee Bucks 49 33 .598 14 31–10 18–23 11–19
x-Chicago Bulls 47 35 .573 16 30–11 17–24 12–18
Indiana Pacers 28 54 .341 35 20–21 8–33 8–22
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Detroit Pistons 63 19 .768 –
2 y-New York Knicks 52 30 .634 11
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 57 25 .695 6
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 52 30 .634 11
5 x-Milwaukee Bucks 49 33 .598 14
6 x-Chicago Bulls 47 35 .573 16
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers 46 36 .561 17
8 x-Boston Celtics 42 40 .512 21
9 Washington Bullets 40 42 .488 23
10 Indiana Pacers 28 54 .341 35
11 New Jersey Nets 26 56 .317 37
12 Charlotte Hornets 20 62 .244 43
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1988-89 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta — 3–1 4–1 4–2 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–5 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 6–0 4–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Boston 1–3 — 6–0 1–3 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 5–1 3–3 3–3 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–4
Charlotte 1–4 0–6 — 1–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–4 2–4 3–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–5
Chicago 2–4 3–1 4–1 — 0–6 2–0 1–1 0–6 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 6–0 2–2 3–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1
Cleveland 2–4 4–1 4–0 6–0 — 2–0 2–0 3–3 1–1 1–1 5–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–3 4–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2
Dallas 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 — 3–3 0–2 1–3 1–5 1–1 3–1 0–4 6–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 5–1 2–2 4–2 1–1
Denver 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–3 — 1–1 3–1 4–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 5–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 3–3 2–2 3–3 1–1
Detroit 5–1 3–1 4–0 6–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–4 4–0 0–4 5–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–0
Golden State 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 — 1–3 1–1 5–1 2–3 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–4 2–4 2–3 3–1 2–4 2–2 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–4 1–1 3–1 — 2–0 2–2 1–3 4–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–3 3–1 2–2 6–0 2–2 2–4 0–2
Indiana 1–5 3–2 2–2 2–4 1–5 1–1 1–1 2–4 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–3 0–5 0–4 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–5 2–2 1–1 — 1–5 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–5 1–5 2–3 3–1 1–4 1–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 3–2 3–1 2–0 5–1 — 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–3 5–0 5–1 3–1 4–2 1–3 1–1
Miami 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–6 1–5 0–2 0–4 2–4 1–1 3–1 0–4 — 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–3 2–4 0–4 1–5 0–2
Milwaukee 0–6 2–2 4–0 0–6 3–3 2–0 2–0 4–2 2–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 — 4–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1
New Jersey 1–4 1–5 4–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 — 2–4 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–5
New York 2–2 3–3 4–2 2–3 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–2 — 2–4 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1
Philadelphia 2–2 3–3 3–3 3–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–5 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 5–1 4–2 — 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–2
Phoenix 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 3–1 0–2 4–2 3–1 1–1 5–1 3–3 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 2–3 5–1 3–1 4–1 2–2 2–0
Portland 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–2 1–3 0–2 5–1 0–5 4–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–2 — 3–3 4–0 2–4 0–4 1–1
Sacramento 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 3–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–5 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–5 3–3 — 2–2 1–5 1–3 0–2
San Antonio 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–5 3–3 0–2 1–3 0–6 0–2 1–3 1–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–4 2–2 — 0–4 1–5 1–1
Seattle 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 4–2 2–2 1–1 4–1 2–4 4–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 4–2 5–1 4–0 — 3–1 1–1
Utah 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 3–3 0–2 2–2 4–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 5–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 3–1 5–1 1–3 — 2–0
Washington 1–3 4–2 5–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–5 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–4 5–1 1–5 2–4 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 —

Game log

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1988–89 game log
Total: 49–33 (home: 2–2; road: 0–0)
November: 6–5 (home: 5–2; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 4, 1988 @ Indiana W 117–103 Terry Cummings (26) Jack Sikma (10) Jay Humphries (5) Market Square Arena 1–0
2 November 5, 1988 Atlanta L 94–107 Terry Cummings (19) Jack Sikma (10) Ricky Pierce (5) Bradley Center
18,649 		1–1
3 November 9, 1988 Philadelphia W 114–103 Terry Cummings (31) Larry Krystkowiak, Paul Pressey (7) Jay Humphries (6) Bradley Center
14,192 		2–1
4 November 12, 1988 Boston W 108–100 Bradley Center
18,673 		3–1
5 November 17, 1988 New Jersey L 96–105 Bradley Center
15,419 		3–2
6 November 19, 1988 @ Cleveland L 99–106 Coliseum at Richfield
17,287 		3–3
7 November 22, 1988 @ Indiana L 91–105 Market Square Arena 3–4
8 November 23, 1988 Washington W 124–102 Bradley Center
15,102 		4–4
9 November 25, 1988 @ Boston L 96–115 Boston Garden
14,890 		4–5
10 November 26, 1988 Miami W 103–93 Bradley Center
18,573 		5–5
11 November 29, 1988 Portland W 119–114 Bradley Center
13,918 		6–5
December: 10–6 (home: 6–3; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
12 December 1, 1988 Cleveland L 96–99 Bradley Center
14,215 		6–6
13 December 2, 1988 @ New Jersey W 103–92 Brendan Byrne Arena 7–6
14 December 6, 1988 Detroit W 106–84 Bradley Center
15,619 		8–6
15 December 8, 1988 @ New York L 109–113 Madison Square Garden
14,356 		8–7
16 December 9, 1988 @ Chicago L 100–118 Chicago Stadium
17,592 		8–8
17 December 11, 1988 L. A. Lakers W 95–94 Bradley Center
18,633 		9–8
18 December 13, 1988 @ Philadelphia W 109–91 The Spectrum
10,003 		10–8
19 December 14, 1988 @ Detroit W 119–110 The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454 		11–8
20 December 16, 1988 @ Atlanta L 112–115 The Omni
14,379 		11–9
21 December 17, 1988 Chicago L 93–112 Bradley Center
18,633 		11–10
22 December 20, 1988 Charlotte W 125–115 Bradley Center
15,075 		12–10
23 December 21, 1988 @ Charlotte W 112–100 Charlotte Coliseum
23,010 		13–10
24 December 23, 1988 Dallas W 113–101 Bradley Center
18,633 		14–10
25 December 27, 1988 Indiana W 120–107 Bradley Center
18,633 		15–10
26 December 30, 1988 Atlanta L 113–117 Bradley Center
18,633 		15–11
January: 8–2 (home: 5–0; road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
27 January 4, 1988 L. A. Clippers W 110–102 Bradley Center
15,287 		16–11
28 January 6, 1988 @ Washington W 128–121 2OT Baltimore Arena 17–11
29 January 7, 1988 Utah W 107–89 Bradley Center
18,633 		18–11
30 January 11, 1988 Denver W 123–106 Bradley Center
15,702 		19–11
31 January 13, 1988 @ Miami W 107–101 Miami Arena
15,008 		20–11
32 January 15, 1988 Detroit W 120–112 Bradley Center
18,633 		21–11
33 January 17, 1988 @ Atlanta L 98–111 The Omni
15,387 		21–12
34 January 18, 1988 Charlotte W 118–106 Bradley Center
16,145 		22–12
35 January 20, 1988 @ Utah L 96–98 Salt Palace
12,444 		22–13
36 January 21, 1988 @ Denver W 116–107 McNichols Sports Arena
17,022 		23–13
37 January 24, 1988 @ Sacramento W 114–110 ARCO Arena
16,517 		24–13
38 January 26, 1988 @ Portland W 127–109 Memorial Coliseum
12,848 		25–13
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1988–89 schedule

Playoffs

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1989 playoff game log
First Round: 3–2 (home: 1–1; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 27 @ Atlanta L 92–100 Jay Humphries (20) Terry Cummings (8) Sidney Moncrief (6) Omni Coliseum
14,541 		0–1
2 April 29 @ Atlanta W 108–98 Terry Cummings (22) Terry Cummings (8) Jack Sikma (7) Omni Coliseum
15,742 		1–1
3 May 2 Atlanta W 117–113 (OT) Ricky Pierce (35) Terry Cummings (14) Jay Humphries (10) Bradley Center
18,469 		2–1
4 May 5 Atlanta L 106–113 (OT) Jack Sikma (24) Larry Krystkowiak (10) Jay Humphries (15) Bradley Center
18,633 		2–2
5 May 7 @ Atlanta W 96–92 Ricky Pierce (25) Jack Sikma (9) Jay Humphries (5) Omni Coliseum
16,220 		3–2
Conference semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 10 @ Detroit L 80–85 Ricky Pierce (25) Sidney Moncrief (6) Jay Humphries (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454 		0–1
2 May 12 @ Detroit L 92–112 Krystkowiak, Pierce (22) Larry Krystkowiak (13) Rickey Green (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454 		0–2
3 May 14 Detroit L 90–110 Ricky Pierce (22) Randy Breuer (8) Jay Humphries (5) Bradley Center
18,633 		0–3
4 May 15 Detroit L 94–96 Fred Roberts (33) Randy Breuer (9) Jay Humphries (14) Bradley Center
18,633 		0–4
1989 schedule

Player statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Terry Cummings 80 78 35.3 46.7 46.7 78.7 8.1 2.5 1.3 0.9 22.9
Ricky Pierce 75 4 27.7 51.8 22.2 85.9 2.6 2.1 1.0 0.3 17.6
Jack Sikma 80 80 32.3 43.1 38.0 90.5 7.8 3.6 1.1 0.8 13.4
Larry Krystkowiak 80 77 30.9 47.3 33.3 82.3 7.6 1.3 1.2 0.1 12.7
Paul Pressey 67 62 32.4 47.4 21.8 77.6 3.9 6.6 1.8 0.7 12.1
Sidney Moncrief 62 50 25.7 49.1 34.2 86.5 2.8 3.0 1.0 0.2 12.1
Jay Humphries 73 50 30.4 48.3 26.6 81.6 2.6 5.5 1.9 0.1 11.6
Jeff Grayer 11 2 18.2 43.8 0.0 85.0 3.2 2.0 0.9 0.1 7.4
Fred Roberts 71 3 17.6 48.6 21.4 80.6 2.9 0.9 0.5 0.3 5.9
Rickey Green 30 0 16.7 54.5 33.3 89.5 1.5 3.5 0.7 0.1 5.4
Randy Breuer 48 4 10.7 48.0 0.0 54.9 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.8 4.2
Mark Davis 31 0 8.1 49.5 11.1 81.3 1.2 0.5 0.4 0.2 4.0
Tony Brown 29 0 9.4 49.3 28.6 78.3 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.1 3.2
Paul Mokeski 74 0 9.3 36.0 26.9 78.4 2.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 2.2
Tito Horford 25 0 4.5 32.6 0.0 63.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.7
Andre Turner 4 0 3.3 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.5
Mike Dunleavy 2 0 2.5 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5

Player Stats Citation:[12]

Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ricky Pierce 9 0 32.4 54.6 75.0 87.2 2.8 2.8 1.2 0.2 22.3
Fred Roberts 9 5 38.3 49.0 0.0 85.0 4.3 2.2 0.6 0.4 14.7
Jay Humphries 9 9 35.9 49.5 16.7 88.2 3.0 7.8 0.9 0.0 14.6
Terry Cummings 5 4 24.8 36.2 0.0 87.5 6.6 1.4 0.6 0.0 12.8
Jack Sikma 9 9 33.4 39.4 28.6 82.1 5.6 3.3 0.9 0.4 11.7
Larry Krystkowiak 8 8 29.9 42.6 0.0 87.1 5.6 1.5 0.3 0.1 10.6
Sidney Moncrief 9 9 20.4 39.6 28.6 93.8 2.9 1.4 0.6 0.2 6.1
Paul Mokeski 5 0 12.2 57.1 100.0 75.0 3.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 4.6
Randy Breuer 9 1 18.0 53.1 0.0 38.5 4.4 0.6 0.2 0.7 4.3
Rickey Green 8 0 13.8 41.4 50.0 100.0 1.6 2.3 0.6 0.0 3.6
Tony Brown 6 0 11.5 36.4 0.0 75.0 1.2 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.8

Awards and records

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Transactions

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Trades

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June 23, 1988 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Miami Heat----
October 4, 1988 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Seattle SuperSonics----

Free agents

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Player Signed Former team
Mark Davis May 19, 1988 La Crosse Catbirds
Jim Les October 19, 1988 Chicago Express
Rickey Green March 1, 1989 Charlotte Hornets
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
John Stroeder Expansion Draft June 23, 1988 Miami Heat
Jim Les October 20, 1988 Utah Jazz

Player Transactions Citation:[42]

See also

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References

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